How And Why Leaves Turn Red And Yellow In The Autumn With the 22nd of September marking the Autumn Equinox, we know the season is now upon us. But this is more than just a date; it’s driven by solar orbits and our relative positioning to and distance from the sun....
Planet Of The Apes… Or Not? The hugely successful, fascinating movie franchise Planet of the Apes charts a human (Homo sapiens) apocalypse and subsequent rise to prominence of apes (Hominidae). But if humans were to die out, would apes really become the dominant...
Ash Cloud Formation And Dispersion Volcanic eruptions are fascinating geological phenomena, but they don’t usually break into the news cycle unless they are spectacular, come with a risk of tsunami, or create an ash cloud that might reach UK airspace. Though not...
The World’s Most Magnificent Underground Rivers When we think about magnificent rivers, we think of iconic water flows like The Nile, Congo, and the Amazon rivers, all of which have had movies made about them. However, sometimes, beneath our feet and unknown to...
Looking back from our hi-tech modern age at the grandiose interventions of historical civilizations, it’s easy to feel superior. Sure, the Romans created the first forms of central heating and an entire numerical system but they would be astounded by the everyday...
